This is how many people support locals when they travel!! ⬇👇

This happened to us in St. Lucia. One lady wanted to charge me $5 U.S. dollars for a tiny bag of chips. I was planning on buying some products to support her but I simply walked away, her loss. They just believe that just cause you live abroad you are swimming in cash. 💰 They don’t realize it’s a true sacrifice for many of us to take a vacation. It turns me off when I feel scammed by people. But it’s poverty and high inflation that makes these people so desperate, still don’t justify scamming others.

I am Jamaican, my family and I usually visit 3 times a year. We stay at resorts but we used to support the locals. We now stopped the reason for this, the locals over charge Americans for EVERYTHING. I asked a driver to take me from S hotel to KFC 15 mins drive. He charged us $75 us dollars. If they are selling mangoes on the side of the road and we go to support, they would sell 1 mongo for $20 us dollars. They are my people but they are big time scammers and this is why now I refuse to support them.

Just wish. things would go well for this lady...she's so honest /pleasant...Thanks David for listening to her....God bless...

Clover brought tears to my eyes, such a warm and kind-hearted lady. If I decide to visit Jamaica again, I will definitely be visiting their stores.

Thank you for letting the Jamaican lady running the shop to tell her story. It lets the tourist know where to spend their money to support the small vendors who need it the most. Best believe that when I come to Jamaica I will be looking for the small vendors to spend my money with.

The lady in the yellow shirt w the handmade goods is just an absolute DOLL ❤️ Bless this woman. I love her energy and personality.

thank you for supporting our locals brother!!! 🇨🇦 🇯🇲

We should support the locals in all countries we visit.

I love this woman talking about how creative their people are ❤❤❤ so wholesome

Thank you David for letting us hear the local and what's really happening in JA.

Clover dropped some knowledge for everyone. A very bright and conscious lady. I wish more people were awake like her. 👍 Definitely worth supporting

I love your Jamaica vlogs & I love how you interact with the locals & enjoy our cuisines!! 🇯🇲❤️

David you are famous and well loved in Jamaica.

I like this lady she is very intelligent I just like how she presented herself I’m just hearing and seeing nothing but honesty and prosperity keep up the good job

Everyone who goes to Jamaica and Caribbean need to support local business 💯

What a treat to see the woman displaying her crafts and horse made from wood, etc. at the beginning of the video. I was in Montego Bay recently, as well as Ocho Rios. It seemed to me that the great majority of tourists place themselves inside the "Sandals" type of gated restorts, and spend little time in the larger native communities....so that small shops do not get the traffic they deserve. At least that was my experience, and find it sad that there is not more retail economy available and active outside the gated resorts.....this shop keeper woman tells it from her heart and from truth to power, everyday shopkeepers who carry the heritage of Jamaica suffer the big money interests takeover since covid and before....if you travel to Jamaica please visit the native shops outside the fanciful gated bs.......

David you’ve at this a long time man. I’ve been watching for about 6 years now. You deserve all the success you’ve achieved for your grind and authenticity

My family does their weekly shop in Mo Bay. Despite being so aware of some certain truths it is still upsetting to hear how local vendors struggle. Next time I'm in town I'm going to seek out Clover. The so-called Hip Strip should be completely redeveloped and shop outlets provided to local craft vendors and not the current Indian/Chinese/Lebanese-owned outlets selling over-priced mass-produced crap you can get anywhere. Jamaica is stunning, but it has its problems too I just wish the parish authority and tourist ministry would do more to improve for locals like Clover. Oh, and don't even get me started on the fact so many of those beautiful beaches you mention are NOT available for local Jamaicans to use

Jamaica is absolutely amazing 🤗The nature, the food and the people are very friendly and cute 🏝Love the video 👏Thanks for sharing and very big thumbs up for the great work bro 👍Well done 👏😁✌

I love Miss Clover! Wish she had an online shop to support her business!

David we as Jamaican s obsessed with you and your channel one love ❤️ 👍🏿

Beach is so clean!!!....clear waters...blue/green....nice and I'm sure the foods was just so tasty. Just beautiful!!!....Thanks David....enjoy and be safe....Peace.

So the “ Jamaican Rabbi “ knows the green and yellow color of the flag but doesn’t know the black stands for the people, or refuses to acknowledge it? The beautiful people of Jamaica make that island what it is, just like the black people you have running your kitchen.

Thank you for supporting the local vendors.❤

Quote from the office of the prime minister “Black depicts the strength and creativity of the people; Gold, the natural wealth and beauty of sunlight; and green, hope and agricultural resources.”

Thank you, David, for this great video. This is the reality of the hard-working Jamaicans. I love Clover, and I will be visiting Her on my next trip to JA.

We traveled to Montego Bay 45yrs ago for our honeymoon! We stayed at the Trelawney beach club! I still have many carvings purchased there!

Clover is a jewel. The Jamaican people are lovely people.

The black in the flag is not hardship or problems. That is a misrepenting the meaning of the flag. Black is not associated with darkness and negativity. Please let the Rabbi and the world know: "Black depicts the strength and creativity of the people; Gold, the natural wealth and beauty of sunlight; and green, hope and agricultural resources."

YOU COMING BACK AND SHOWCASING JA So soon shows you care for the people and the exposure to the culture. Thanks again for you time and effort always! You teach me a lot bro, keep up the hard work. Continued blessings to you David, ❤.

bruh Im 30 seconds in and I already like your video more than others!!! i like the points you highlighted about poverty and the difficulties locals face in accessing the beach!

Wow such a thoughtful and insightful deep dive and a true case study into the real lives of real Jamaicans and real working people in Montego Bay. I saw the Indigo Traveller video about Jamaica and it was so overdramatized, it felt very unfair. I feel like this is such a refreshing take and the stories, especially the craft vendor are so heartfelt and touching. This was absolutely more authentic an accurate take on the real Jamaicans. People need to venture out of their hotels and support locals! Big up david.

Where the reggae beats are as infectious as the laughter, and even the palm trees have perfected the Jamaican two-step! This is such a place where resilience can be seen and you would suddenly find yourself admiring it. It has been my personal goal and hopefully, it will become true with the help of my travel dart.

I only bought things they made too, not buying junk. My favorite souvenir was a locals b&w painting of the coast. ❤

real stories real people, not fake like some of the other jamaica videos I've seen recently. Been loving you and Chris Must List particularly. You both captured the real hearts of Jamaicans without making it out to be a sideshow like a bunch of others. The yahd really does love you!

That lady's husband in the craft market is very TALENTED. Don't be fooled the Indians that owned the stores are NOT the originators of the culture they are importers and sellers. Those people in the craft market have the IP on those products that are their intellectual property. They are the authentic curators and creators of the culture just like the lady said we are the descendants of enslaved Africans.

All those beautiful arts and craft and the local people not benefiting from tourism, it's a damn shame, the Jamaican government always let the people down!!

We went for a week in 97 Stayed at "Whistling Bird' In Negril Jamaica we were blessed to see Ziggy Marley and the melody makers right on the beach celebrating his father's birthday.. It was a wonderful time getting to know the locals who we left everything we owned to including our shoes, feminine hygiene etc, watches, you name it.. they were so humble & good to us. Lifelong memories We miss them!

We stayed in Montego Bay years ago and did the tour of craft market where we did end up buying wooden heads . have them hanging in our family room still.. People were warm and food was great 👍

👋👋👋 Honestly… I love that our people have manners .. I’m just hearing, good morning, mawning🥰🥰🥰 Here in Toronto some folks sometimes look @ you as if you’re speaking a different language, they just pass and ignore you😫 when you say “good morning” Shalom✌️and Agape 💕

Clover is a darling.... 11:33 ....that got me in my feels....she thinking about everyone ❤

ths video got me so emotional, esp. hearing the plight of Clover et al. great job you did man.

I love Jamaica so much. I haven't been there in so long and this video makes me feel "homesick". Every time I had to leave Jamaica, I was crying in the airport not wanting to leave. Beautiful place, beautiful people. Oh, how I miss it. My favorite beach was Negril. Oh, an absolute PARADISE! In Montego Bay, I went home with two wood carvings; one an owl, and the other a giraffe. The guy asked me what animal I wanted. I told him an elephant, he told me he didn't think he could do it in time for me, so I asked him for a giraffe instead. He came back the next day with a beautiful giraffe. I still have them both to this day. This was back in the late '80s.

What the hell is that American Jew talking about “ black in the flag is for the problems in Jamaica “ ? Black in OUR flag represents the dominant black population ! Don’t know why David refers to him as a Jamaican rabbi . 🤔

Although I was raised in Brooklyn NY, I was born in Jamaica and am 63 years old, I have never associated the black in the Jamaican flag with negativity. Traditionally, yellow symbolizes wealth or gold, green represents vegetation, and black signifies the people, akin to how white represents the white population in the USA.

I love how you supported the vendors respect

I like your video. However, I want your Jewish patron to correct what he says about what the black in the Jamaican flag represents. The black does not REPRESENT PROBLEMS. PEOPLE in Jamaica are not PROBLEM. The BLACK in the flag depicts the strength and creativity of the people. Please tell him not to change the positive narrative of the Jamaican people to negativity. I am 61 years old. I have never had negativity in all of my 61 years attached to the Jamaican flag. One last thing, Jamaicans are a proud people. We have our issues like any other culture. We will not, however, sit or stand by and let someone change the narrative of our culture to something that is negative. One❤

Love it DAVID! Thank you for showcasing Jamaica so beautifully and the stories of the Jamaican

Thank you for giving the Jamaican women a VOICE.

The intro, is so heartbreaking. I used to visit Jamaica in the 80. I love Jamaica! The people are nice people. And the memories will last me forever. I want to return within 5 years.

Love the lady who was explaining how her and her husband work together ❤. Love local crafts❤ Does anyone know what they do in Jamaica over Christmas? Looking at going over xmas- Newyear 2024, not cruise ship. The food looks amazing, is it possible to get alot of veggie dishes or is it predominantly meat and fish dishes? Can anyone suggest a decent place/ Hotel to stay? My dream destination ❤

Good on you David, to let Ms Clover have her saying on behalf of their community.. 👌👋👍

My dad was a top of di line life guard at that beach back in the early 60s and 70s. Clifford Shields is his name. And Mr Cleveland too. Best beach ah mobay.🇯🇲🇺🇲.

I could have sworn the black was for the people . As a Jamaican thats what we were taught. NOT problem. PEOPLE.

This is the first video of yours I've seen. I like how you shoot it and what the camera operator does. It's subtle but makes you feel like as a viewer I am there talking and interacting with people myself, more than your typical travel channel.

Vendor businesses and commercial opportunities need to be more organized in the tourist areas of Jamaica. I love my island, Jamaica and its motto "Out of Many One People" which welcomes all!. The Jewish have always been a part of our society. The creativity of a Kosher restaurant in Jamaica along with Irish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and countless Jamaican ones is fantastic! YAY!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Clover is an Island treasure. ❤

Chef Wayne, Clover, Donna - I love you all! I miss my Jamaican mum so much - I'm a half-breed all alone in the Uk now. Thank you David for showing me my mother's homeland. She came here to UK in 1960 and never went back home. I hope to visit one day so I can return the remainder of her ashes back to where her father lived in Porus xx

was there a month ago, stayed in airbnb's and ate at local restaurants, best time ever!

David. Been traveling and dealing with the active holidays. Hope all is well. Hearing the ladies anguish to being recognized re:Alice. The vendor lady speaks volumes. Make what we sell and sell what we make. I don’t like when I pick up a souvenir on any island and it says made in China. Thank you for taking the time to listen to her. The 🏧 took your card? Oh my. One thing with you David. You always support the locals. The meals look amazing. You only eat scotch bonnet peppers by mistake 😂; not intentionally. Dont even understand how there’s room in your tummy for more food. We were At Margaritaville thanksgiving week. We left at 3 to go to KFC but our driver said the line was 1 1/2 hr long and not enough time to go there, wait and get back to the ship for 5. So we missed out. Jamaican kosher new to me. Next time in Jamaica, KFC will be the excursion 😂. Thanks for sharing David. Missed your wonderful informative heartfelt vids. Happy holidays 🤗

Segregation basically. My wife is from a very small Caribbean island and along with her fellow islanders has also witnessed how big money is used to exclude the local population from their own beaches in their own country, as have I, and it's disgusting. It has destroyed what was once such a friendly, safe, welcoming and simple country as well as it's natural beauty. Security is one thing but when it morphs into blatantly dividing and excluding the less financially fortunate (read local people) it's something else entirely. Bob Marley would be appalled I'm sure. Any tourists who experience this kind of deliberate exclusion should never return until the authorities outlaw this kind of thing. They won't of course, because the corruption pays them better than representing their own people's interests and defending them against foreign takeovers and theft and domination. What I can never fathom is people who go to foreign countries and want nothing but "sanitized" pretence and absolutely zero in the way of cultural experiences that define the nation they have been allowed to visit. I'm not saying you should wander unescorted into areas known to be dangerous to outsiders in any country but that beach looks so sterile and devoid of any kind of real Jamaican or even Caribbean experience - because it is and I don't mean that to be disrespectful to the employees who I am sure are good, honest and hardworking people who are backed into a corner. My own experiences as an expat and traveller could fill a book on this kind of distasteful commercialization for profit and it really doesn't benefit the visitors or the host nations in the long term.

Such creativity and talent. Jamaicans can really hustle to survive. God bless.

I love Clover at shop 47! I love all the people but support Jamaica! You are making me want to live there!

Interesting. As many times Ive been to Montego Bay I've never been to the craft market. I will go look for Clover.

@22:55 did the Rabbi say the yellow is for the sun, the green for the land and the black for problems!? What!? The black is to represent the people of Jamaica. 🇯🇲

I eant to go to Jamaica...i want to meet and hug that lady in the shop who has the carved animals, shes a beautiful soul! God bless her and this island, 🙏 ❤️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Support Jamaican people, David, thank you❤❤❤

Black represents the people. Please do not change the meaning of our flag to suit yourself. - Native Jamaican

The black is for the people sir🖤🖤🖤🖤

You chose the right fish sir - Parrot fish is the bestttt as far as I'm concerned!! Thank you for supporting local, you really gave me goosebumps observing

The only problem is that its harder for the locals to have excess to these beaches, so many locals have lost their jobs because of all the high end resorts that have taken over the beach front properties. Talk to the ones who use to make their living by fishing but because of the resorts they don't have excess and have to travel farther to get to the water.

The food at Peppas was some of best I’ve had on the Island. Your server was mines as well. She was Amazing just Above and beyond I actually sat in the same spot you ate at too.

so nice she sold two items she quiet know !! 😂Love it !!!

Jamaica Government must declare all beaches be free by exercising eminent domain! Let all beach access be free, just like it is in Barbados, and many of the other Caribbean Islands.

This is one of the best videos I've enjoyed viewing. Why ? Because I was raised in a small family business for 62 yrs and know of sacrifice. U did an outstanding videoReality. MONTIGO bay is on my bucket list.

The Jamaican flag's meaning can be interpreted concisely and poetically as: “The sun shineth, the land is green, and the people are strong and creative.” In other words, the colors of the Jamaican flag stand for the sun (gold), the land (green), and the people (black). please get it right!!!👈

Clover, you angry bird! But I can understand your frustration and truth be told you’re not lying. The Jamaica Tourist Board should do more to help these venders.

The lady in the yellow shirt is adorable , what a beautiful soul.

Black stand for the people Rabbi don't forget that!

Dang David keep emailing coming I enjoy these so much

This lady name Clover make me feel like I need to shop at the craft market more often when I go to Jamaica.People need help,small business people need more support can’t just shop at the airport, Chinese and Indians

David you love Jamaica and Jamaica loves you! One love, Bro

David are you eating all this food in one day!!! That’s a lot of food…all delicious!! And making me hungry!!!

The good Rabbi's interpretation @23:17 is a little off. The 'Black' in the flag stands for the resilience and strength of the Jamaican people. How him gonna talk about 'Black' and leave off Jamaica's heart and soul, which is the people. Him just talk about problems and hard times, no mon. The people, Overstand!

The woman in the start of this video is a wise person i get what shes saying ,now to the gorgeous beach.jamaca is beutiful, love the friendly locals.very proud of their heritage as the woman is.great minds think alike.❤️ Nice art creative.thanks clover. Your assesment is acurate ,the big man or internets mogels.

David, you are a great man. Love you dearly. You have a good spirit ❤

I was just in miami. Where is your store, Mr. David? I would've stopped by. Next time

Just found your channel and have subscribed as I find you down to earth and a great personality, really cute too. I'm originally from Jamaica now in the UK and thanks you for your content so far, and can see why people would take to you.

As for the rabbi who was describing the colors of the Jamaican flag: black is not for problems, black is for the people. Don't try to change it. Keep it traditional.

The rabbi minimize the significance of the color black in our flag. 90% African decent pop. He just brush that aside . Anyway great video highlighting Jamaica. Nuff respect. Blessings

Hate to be that guy but my brudda it’s black, green and GOLD. And the black is representative of the people.

Yes, yes Jamaica, Clover is a character we have been to the craft market in 2019 and met her, she really make you want to support the local traders. This was pre Covid and the cruise ship was in. We loved it cannot wait to go back ❤❤🇯🇲🇯🇲great video btw @davidsbeenhere, yes people do think scotch bonnet is hot😂😂😂😂

The world is constantly changing, and sometimes the changes are not always for the better.

Out of many one ☝🏿 people no color barrier we all people that’s Jamaica my born island 🇯🇲❤️❤️❤️🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

Jamaica has had Jews here from the time of the Spaniards and meat was always kosher. Jamaica has a phrase 'that's not kosher'. Also many slaves from West Africa were the original Jews.

Love this video I'm definitely going to support locals everything I come

The first lady that does the local craft has blessed hands. Beautiful finishes. Because of her now I'm interested in visiting Jamaica. I really liked her. If she (Clover) is Jamaica, Jamaica is a jewel.

Massive Respect to that Jamaican lady for her work 👏

❤ enjoyed this bit different and interesting thanks xx 🇬🇧 ✌